The Ultimate 5th & 6th Class Resource Pack Webinar
Challenging Behaviour in the Classroom:
This webinar will introduce practical strategies which can be easily implemented by SNAs and teachers in the classroom to support students who display challenging behaviour. Challenging behaviour can disrupt learning for the whole classroom and can create a tense, stressful environment. The way we respond to challenging behaviour will also impact other students in the class and so we must be mindful of the role we play in maintaining our own regulation while addressing the behaviour.
We will discuss ways in which we can:
- Decrease the demand for the child
- Adapt our communication style to support the child’s understanding
- Use emotion coaching to label and validate feelings
- Set and maintain clear boundaries
- How and when to have reflective conversations
- Identify triggers and de-escalate behaviours
- Implement movement, sensory and play breaks throughout the school day
SNAs should come away from this webinar with a variety of strategies to trial in the classroom.
Bio of Presenter: Martha Ní Fhlatharta
Martha is an Irish school-based Occupational Therapist, working specifically in a specialist school in the UK for children with Developmental Language Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder and accompanying sensory processing, motor skill, visual perceptual and executive functioning needs. Her role mainly focuses on increasing independence in activities of daily living, using sensory strategies, adaptive equipment and assistive technology to support student participation within the classroom, home environment and within the community.
Setting up for a successful year as an SNA
Target Audience: All SNA's but especially SNAs starting new positions.
In this webinar Linda will cover a variety of areas which are applicable to all SNA's especially at the start of the year. She will give practical and common sense advice in the following areas;
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First days in the classroom
- Communication
- Getting to know pupils
- Collaboration with school staff
- Interactions with parents
- Common issues arising in first term
- Questions and answers
Movement, Sensory & Brain Breaks to Support Regulation & Promote Positive Relationships - SNA Webinar
This innovative webinar will outline the difference between movement/sensory & brain breaks & how they can become an integral part of the school day.
Debbie will provide a huge range of ideas, strategies & information on when & how to incorporate breaks, in a way that will promote a positive relationship with you, as their SNA.
Short breaks can provide efficiency in learning, stress relief, mood enhancement, boost relationships and class cohesion.
This webinar will focus on looking underneath behaviour & supporting regulation for the child in a unique & tailored way, depending on their specific needs.
Bio of Presenter
Utilising The Zones of Regulation to support students to regulate their emotions throughout the school day
Children with special educational needs and who may display challenging behaviour will typically require adult support to help regulate their emotions before they learn to do this independently. When a child cannot regulate their emotions, it impacts their whole day including their ability to access learning, maintain peer relationships and participate in extra-curricular activities.
This webinar will introduce how to identify the different states of regulation and look at practical strategies which can support the child in returning to their "just-right" state for learning. We will look at using The Zones of Regulation, which is a framework that develops a child’s awareness of their feelings, their energy and their alertness levels while exploring a variety of tools and strategies for regulation. It provides an easy, child-friendly way to think and talk about how we feel on the inside and categorise these feelings into four coloured Zones. Once children understand their feelings and zones, they can learn to use tools and strategies to manage their different Zones in order to participate effectively in everyday life tasks.
An important thing to remember is that there are no good or bad zones but it is helpful to be aware of when it might be useful to be in a certain zone, as well as using strategies to get us back to the optimal zone of regulation. SNAs will receive an in-depth understanding of the Zones of Regulation and learn how to support children in identifying their feelings and alertness levels, develop a child's self-awareness of their own triggers, while providing a variety of practical strategies which are easy to implement within the school day to support a child’s regulation.
Bio of Presenter: Martha Ní Fhlatharta
Martha is an Irish school-based Occupational Therapist, working specifically in a specialist school in the UK for children with Developmental Language Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder and accompanying sensory processing, motor skill, visual perceptual and executive functioning needs. Her role mainly focuses on increasing independence in activities of daily living, using sensory strategies, adaptive equipment and assistive technology to support student participation within the classroom, home environment and within the community.